# NTSB CEN22LA294: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, N378JC, Idabel, OK, June 30, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 30, 2022, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Idabel, OK - Coordinates: 33.90783, -94.85979 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9078&lon=-94.8598&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 105394 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA294 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105394/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105394 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA294 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to apply full power during the practice autorotation recovery, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 242 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot; cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Autorotation: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=1181455), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that he and pilot receiving instruction were conducting an instructional flight to include practice autorotation maneuvers. The flight instructor reported that he was demonstrating a straight-in autorotation with power recovery but did not apply full power as required. About 10 ft above the runway the low rotor horn sounded, and the pilot attempted to go around, but the helicopter bounced on the runway and pitched forward. The main rotor blades contacted and severed the tail boom, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N378JC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378JC), registered now, S/N 52448, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4 - Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4) (registry code 1181455) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C30P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (registry code 54013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 52448 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 900.8 - Engines: Rolls Royce 250-C30P 650 horsepower turbo shaft - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Giles A. Hill - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 4, 2022 - Airport: 4O4, Mc Curtain County Rgnl, runway 02, 5,002 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 24, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 4,015 total, 428 in this make and model, 3,823 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 4,100 total, 15 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 6 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: K4O4 - METAR: K4O4 301355Z AUTO 06006KT 9SM CLR 26/21 A3011 RMK AO2 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220630011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220630011539A), Jun 30, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, Idabel, OK, Substantial damage. On June 30, 2022 at 0900 CDT, a pilot and flight instructor were performing practice autorotations to runway 2 at the Idabel airport. After touchdown on the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105394. 15.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 15.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14150362&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 252 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14152630&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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